Among the books that Bender reads are VCR Repair, the NNY Phone Book, the Collected Wisdom of Braino, How I Conquered Your Planet, Ventriloquism for Dummies, Dante’s Life in Hell, Connecticut Tax Law, Big Book of Tumbleweeds, Google Book, Guinness Book of Parallel World Records, All the Presidents’ Books, Shakespeare Typed by Monkeys, the Sithal War, Ayn Rand McNally Atlas Shrugged, Some of the Digits of Pi, Genome of the Flatworm Vol. 12, and the Complete Simpson Episode Guide.

Nibbler on the Roof is a parody of Fiddler on the Roof.

Randy is shown talking to Fry, who is apparently Fry’s friend. Bender becomes enraged when he finds out Randy has been speaking with Fry. This could stem from Randy being vocal in getting Bender kicked out of Fry’s first apartment due to messing with the reception of the television in “I, Roommate”.

Fry goes to the Niagara Falls Hydroelectric Plant.

“Extra crispy recipe” is a nod to Kentucky Fried Chicken.

It is revealed that Professor Farnsworth was born in prison. He suspects that he will die there.

Judge Whitey tells Cubert, “That’ll do, pig.” This is a quote from the film Babe.